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Cannot Find 800x600x32 Video Mode

video mode unuseable upon waking from sleep modeI've been using this Windows 7 Home system for some years. At first it used the CRT monitor I had for much longer than this system, then a used LCD monitor, now for the last six or eight months a larger used, but seemingly in excellent condition, Dell E228WFP.
My habit has been, for much longer...

Performance & Maintenance

Is there a way to find out what put computer into sleep mode?I know that there's a good powercfg command line call that can tell what last woke up computer from sleep:
powercfg /lastwake
what I need is a reverse -- command/software to tell me what was the last process that put computer into automatic sleep?
PS. I've done all the usual checks in the...

How to find out what this is? Video Problem?Attached is an image displayed on my monitor. I recently bought a second monitor, and after installing and setting up this appeared on the No.2 (original) monitor. I think it is some sort of control box that does not display properly. Seen close up it has left /right arrows faintly visible. It only...

General Discussion

Need to find out what video card I haveI finally just installed Windows 7 professional 32 bit on my laptop. I previously had Windows Vista. In addition to my laptop screen I have an Acer monitor to dual screen with. It worked fine with vista but will not work now that I've installed Windows 7. I also cant play and video games from Steam...